[Opensim-dev] WG: Legal Issues was RFC Profiles

[Ralf Haifisch]

Exactly, this and means to identify the creator - even using hypergrid.

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:48:57 -0700
From: Dahlia Trimble <dahliatrimble at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] WG: Legal Issues was RFC Profiles
To: mike.dickson at hp.com, opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
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I don't think anyone is suggesting that OpenSim core should mandate any
licensing scenario, but rather should OpenSim provide any hooks necessary
for content creators to specify asset-specific licenses beyond
Copy/Mod/Transfer. Whether those hooks are functional and whatever defaults
are in place would likely be an installation specific configuration.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson at hp.com> wrote:

> If as a creator I want to add a notecard to my object indicating the
> licensing terms I want to apply when someone has a copy of or rez's my
> object I'm free to do so.  Heck I could even get fancy and script it
> asking for a click-through menu response or something.  I'm not against
> licensing of objects.  Just don't pollute what is IMO an already a tad
> over-complex OpenSim core with it.
>
> Content licensing is a matter for the grid TOS and individual content
> providers on that grid.  Not, IMO something that OpenSIM core needs to
> worry about or address.
>
> Mike
>
> On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 21:08 +0000, Ralf Haifisch wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > i while ago i went over the legal side of many aspects with 2 lawyer.
> >
> > Since this is a multinational question and in many cases has not
exampels
> > (e.g. no judgments by court) it tends to be a discussion based on
> personal
> > flavor, but not legal facts.
> >
> > And yes, maybe there is enough mud for the whole 3D web.
> >
> > But to come to the point:
> >
> > - I don?t know any country, where having the ability to add a
> > hypergrid-aware note about the creator and a license (hint, url,
> notecard)
> > would have negative impact
> >
> > - I know a few countrys where it would realy help from legal side
> >
> > - it would be a clear sign, that the opensim crew takes care about
> content
> > rights and ownership
> >
> >
> > And yes, this only is another brick in the wall of copyright protection.
> We
> > still have RL laws, we still need secure technical system, rights
> management
> > etc etc...
> >
> > And spoken in sex beds, I am more afraid about the pure mass von
> animations
> > etc - a few more notecards don?t worry me to much.   :-)
> >
> > So - if it is possible somehow, please add it.
> >
> >
> > Just my 2 cent...
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ralf
> >
>
>
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